Families
Teen Births
Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Live Births to Teen Mothers
2022
Arkansas County29
Ashley County30
Baxter County21
Benton County15
Boone County22
Bradley County34
Calhoun County
Carroll County36
Chicot County37
Clark County18
Clay County25
Cleburne County25
Cleveland County
Columbia County11
Conway County20
Craighead County25
Crawford County21
Crittenden County49
Cross County33
Dallas County73
Desha County28
Drew County29
Faulkner County14
Franklin County18
Fulton County
Garland County32
Grant County19
Greene County40
Hempstead County48
Hot Spring County30
Howard County40
Independence County36
Izard County
Jackson County30
Jefferson County32
Johnson County27
Lafayette County
Lawrence County33
Lee County
Lincoln County
Little River County
Logan County44
Lonoke County18
Madison County
Marion County35
Miller County27
Mississippi County35
Monroe County96
Montgomery County
Nevada County54
Newton County
Ouachita County38
Perry County
Phillips County61
Pike County38
Poinsett County41
Polk County20
Pope County22
Prairie County
Pulaski County23
Randolph County33
Saline County14
Scott County63
Searcy County
Sebastian County23
Sevier County38
Sharp County25
St. Francis County48
Stone County41
Union County34
Van Buren County37
Washington County18
White County23
Woodruff County
Yell County33

Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Notes: Rate per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old.




Number of Live Births to Teen Mothers
2022
Arkansas County14
Ashley County17
Baxter County22
Benton County151
Boone County26
Bradley County11
Calhoun County
Carroll County30
Chicot County10
Clark County22
Clay County10
Cleburne County16
Cleveland County
Columbia County12
Conway County12
Craighead County103
Crawford County43
Crittenden County79
Cross County16
Dallas County12
Desha County11
Drew County17
Faulkner County70
Franklin County10
Fulton County
Garland County86
Grant County10
Greene County58
Hempstead County30
Hot Spring County26
Howard County18
Independence County46
Izard County
Jackson County13
Jefferson County70
Johnson County26
Lafayette County
Lawrence County18
Lee County
Lincoln County
Little River County
Logan County25
Lonoke County43
Madison County
Marion County16
Miller County31
Mississippi County45
Monroe County17
Montgomery County
Nevada County13
Newton County
Ouachita County26
Perry County
Phillips County31
Pike County12
Poinsett County29
Polk County13
Pope County53
Prairie County
Pulaski County271
Randolph County18
Saline County54
Scott County18
Searcy County
Sebastian County93
Sevier County22
Sharp County13
St. Francis County27
Stone County14
Union County40
Van Buren County15
Washington County196
White County68
Woodruff County
Yell County21

Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Notes: Counts less than 10 are suppressed. Live births to females 15 to 19 years old.



NATIONAL RANKING
51

OUT OF 51
2021

STATE TREND

Decreasing


27

2021

What does this measure?

The number of babies born to females between ages 15 and 19, expressed as a rate per 1,000 females in this age range.

Why is this important?

Pregnancy can derail a young woman's life, preventing her from furthering her education or growing up to be self-sufficient. Babies born to teen mothers are at higher risk of having a low birth weight and of infant mortality compared to babies born to older mothers. They are also at risk of lower cognitive development, poor educational outcomes and living in poverty.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2021, the teen birth rate was 27 per 1,000 in Arkansas, making the state 51st in the nation for this indicator, including the 50 states and Washington, D.C. The rate has fallen 49% since 2010. Despite this improvement, the state's rate is still far higher than the national rate of 14 per 1,000. In 2022, the rate was higher among Black or African American (35) and Hispanic or Latino (28) teens than among white teens (24). The rate declined the most among Hispanic teens, falling 58% since 2010.

Within Arkansas, teen birth rates in 2022 ranged from less than 15 per 1,000 in Saline, Faulkner, and Columbia counties to more than 70 per 1,000 in Monroe and Dallas counties. Data from counties with a count of less than ten was suppressed.

Notes about the data

Rates do not represent a unique count of births as a female may have more than one pregnancy within a given year.




Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Live Births to Teen Mothers
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Arkansas66636059605961606058535045433938353330302827
United States48454341414041414038343129262422201917171514

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notes: Rate is per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old.






Source: Arkansas Department of Health


Live Births to Teen Mothers
AsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinaNative AmericanWhite
Arkansas34.534.527.742.623.8

Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Notes: Rate per 1,000 females 15 to 19 years old.




Number of Live Births to Teen Mothers
AsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinaNative AmericanWhite
Arkansas56605348341,488

Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Notes: Live births to females 15 to 19 years old. People were asked to identify their race (white, African-American, etc.) separate from their ethnicity (Hispanic or non-Hispanic). So the totals for these categories cannot be added together, as people show up in both a racial and ethnic group.









INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Education: Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Education: Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Increasing
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Families: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Racial Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Racial Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Racial Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Racial Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Racial Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Racial Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Racial Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Racial Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Racial Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Racial Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Racial Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Racial Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Racial Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Racial Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Racial Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable








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